Thomas Tuchel faces major England U21 decision as Germany boss Nagelsmann cuts short Majorca holiday to watch final
THOMAS TUCHEL could still make a mad dash from America to Bratislava to watch England Under-21s in tomorrow's Euro final.
But SunSport understands Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann will ditch his yacht in the Mediterranean to jet in for the bumper clash.
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Thomas Tuchel is currently at the Club World Cup as England U21s prepare for the Euro final
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Julian Nagelsmann will be in attendance to watch the final in Bratislava
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Three Lions boss Tuchel is in the US at the Club World Cup to watch a number of his international stars.
He has also combined the trip with a recce ahead of next summer's World Cup out there as he plots to end 60 years of hurt for our nation.
U21's head coach Lee Carsley revealed last week that he has been in regular contact with Tuchel.
He added that the German has been 'very supportive' of both him and his players.
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There are still hopes he could have enough time to make the 5,000-mile-plus journey to be at the Narodny Futbalovy Stadion to see the Young Lions take on his home nation.
If he does make it, then we can confirm that he could be sat next to Nagelsmann in the VIP seats - the man he replaced at Bayern Munich in 2023.
Rather than following suit and trekking to the States, Nagelsmann has been topping up his suntan in Majorca on a yacht.
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But he will leave the Spanish island hotspot and fly 1,622 miles to watch his nation's young guns try to topple England.
The Young Lions are looking to retain their Euro crown having knocked out both Spain and the Dutch in less than a week.
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Carsley said: "We've got so much quality.
"But, more importantly, we've got a squad that believe that they can win.
"There's more belief, which is important if we're going to go that one step more, which is generally the hardest step now – getting over the line.
" But I'm so proud of them and hopefully everyone has enjoyed watching us during this tournament."
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